2022 American Athletic Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 2 | 15 | 41 | 2.73 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Tulsa | 5 | 22 | 67 | 3.05 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | East Carolina | 6 | 42 | 117 | 2.79 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | South Florida | 3 | 17 | 168 | 9.88 | 2 | 67 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | Temple | 4 | 41 | 207 | 5.05 | 1 | 55 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 8 | 104 | 246 | 2.37 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 3 |
| 7 | Memphis | 9 | 61 | 247 | 4.05 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 3 |
| 8 | UCF | 8 | 53 | 289 | 5.45 | 1 | 70 | 13 | 12 | 4 |
| 9 | Tulane | 10 | 91 | 302 | 3.32 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 1 |
| 10 | Houston | 7 | 71 | 321 | 4.52 | 4 | 37 | 16 | 8 | 7 |
| 11 | SMU | 8 | 100 | 369 | 3.69 | 3 | 48 | 25 | 10 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||